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Norwegian Community Picnic

Date: 1873
Description: Slightly elevated view of a large, multi-generational Norwegian family and friends gathered for a picnic celebration. In the foreground are picnic baskets ...
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Orpheum Theatre Projection Booth

Date: 04 21 1927
Description: The projection room in the Orpheum Theatre, with projectors and other equipment ready for movie viewing.
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Mendota Beach School

Date: 1922
Description: View from front of classroom of children sitting in desks at the elementary school health program, blowing their noses.
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Man Working on 35mm Film Reels

Date: 1925
Description: Man working on reels of 35mm film for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
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Sedgwick County 4-H Band

Date: 1929
Description: 4-H band from Sedgewick County, Kansas. The band attended the International Harvester livestock show and Boys & Girls Club conclave.
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"The Hare and the Hedgehog"

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Longfellow School children on stage perform a scene from the folk play "The Hare and the Hedgehog." Longfellow School is located in the Greenbush neighborh...
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Weber Family Studio Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait of Chet and Ella Weber, and Holly Weber sitting around a table and looking at stereograph cards. There is a guitar leaning against the wall...
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Abraham Lincoln

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Description: A full-length seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the form of a print from the "likeness of a photograph."
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Musicians on "New Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: Harpist and violinist posed on the steamboat "New Dell Queen."
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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Alfred C. Clas

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f...
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International Harvester Office Workers

Date: 1914
Description: Women and men at work inside an office. The women are using typewriters. A large advertisement for International motor trucks is on one wall.
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Holy Redeemer School Orchestra

Date: 06 09 1943
Description: Holy Redeemer School orchestra members posing with their instruments in front of and on a stage.
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Edgewood Junior Prom Decorations

Date: 05 15 1942
Description: Edgewood Junior Prom decorations, 1000 Edgewood Avenue.
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Madison Civic Orchestra

Date: 12 1937
Description: Elevated view of the Madison Civic Orchestra on stage in the Masonic Temple in concert dress with instruments.
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E.G. Waste's Dining Room

Date: 11 17 1937
Description: Dining room in E.G. Waste's house, 1321 Jenifer Street.
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Bandstand at the Madison Club

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: A bandstand and dance floor set up for a party at the Madison Club after the South Dakota vs. Wisconsin football game, with palm tree decorations.
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Mount Zion Baptist and St. Paul's A.M.E. Choirs

Date: 04 11 1937
Description: Group portrait of African American choirs from Mount Zion Baptist Church and St. Paul's A.M.E. Church, taken at Mount Zion, 548 W. Johnson Street. (?) Top...
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Kennedy Manor Dining Room

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Kennedy Manor dining room, 1 Langdon Street, showing tables and chairs and piano.
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Accordion and Guitar Players

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue.

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